Queen's Beasts Medal Collection The Griffin of Edward III

Location United Kingdom
Year 1978
Type Personality medal
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 27.54 g
Diameter 39.00 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation
Edge Reeded
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description HRM Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (2 Jun 1953) in full regalia. She is seated facing left, holding the Sovereign`s Sceptre with Cross in her right hand and Orb in her left. She wears a velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace and the Imperial State Crown. The obverse is common to all 10 medals in the set.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION 1953-1978
Reverse description The Griffin of Edward III. Based on a statue by James Woodford created for Her Majesty`s coronation in 1953 which guarded the entrance to Westminster Abbey during the coronation and now appear in Kew Gardens, London.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering THE QUEEN`S BEASTS THE GRIFFIN OF EDWARD III
Mintage
Numisquare ID 7702722820
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